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Kareem Hunt Accepts 8-Game Suspension, Knows ‘A Lot Of Hard Work’ Ahead Of Him To Play Again

The Cleveland Browns signed former Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowl running back Kareem Hunt to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract knowing full well that he would be receiving a suspension of some kind from the NFL following a physical altercation with a woman in a hotel lobby last summer, which prompted his previous team to release him as soon as—well, as soon as the video was released by TMZ several months later.

Hunt, who was drafted by current Browns General Manager John Dorsey, officially learned yesterday that he would be suspended for the first eight games of the 2019 season.